Hopple



(No Model.)

D. T. WARREN.

HOPPLE.

Patented Oct. 3, 1882.

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IINTTEE STATES 'PATENT OEETCE.

DANNIEL T. WARREN, CHESTNUT RIDGE, TENNESSEE.

HOPILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Application led June 8,1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known tlatl, DANNIELTHOMAS WAR- REN, of Chestnut Ridge, in thecounty ot' Lincoln and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements iu Hopplcs; and l do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being' had to the accompanyingdrawings, which formI a part of this specitication.

The invention relates to hopples for horses and the like, and has forits object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device.Tothis end it cousistsin certain improvements in the construction andoperation of the same.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the hopple applied t0a horse; Fig. 2, a like view of the device detached, and Fig. 3 is adetail view.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates a girt or belly-band,which is adjusted around the body of the horse and fastened at the top,as at B. C is a reenforce 0r strap secured at its ends to the under sideof girt A, and D D are straps which buckle around the latter, between itand strap G, and are adapted to be buckled around the fore legs of theanimal. Straps D D areconnected by two cross- No. 265,351, dated October3, 1882,

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straps, E E, which pass throughaceutralring or loop, F, to which latteris secured a strap, G, adapted to extend up and be buckled around theneck ot' the animal, as shown. The girt A is provided on one' side, nearthe top, with a strap, H, adapted to extend forward and be secured tostrap G, to retain the Whole in positon.

The operation and advantages of my invention Will be readily understood.It can be readily and conveniently secured on the ani-- mal, as shown inFig. 1, and is very efficient in the purpose t'cr which it is designed.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination, withthe belly-band carrying the leg-straps D D, which are connected 'byloops or straps E E to prevent separation,

and the neck-strap G, extending` from the point of juncture ofthelatterpof the retaining and securing cross-strap H, substantially as setforth. l

In testimony that I claim Athe foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANNIEL THOMAS VARREN.

VVit-nesses:

J. B. HILL, J. D. MCKINNEY-

